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Easy Chipotle Turkey Chili

Who’s in the mood for a hearty batch of chili featuring ground turkey and two kinds of beans? This easy Chipotle Turkey Chili hits the spot, and is so full of flavor that even MashupDad (the avowed ground turkey hater) said he couldn’t tell it wasn’t beef! Heh. Now I can mess with him…

Ground turkey has been on sale recently (and will actually be on sale again at ALDI this week), so enjoy this filling turkey chili recipe in your July 9, 2017 edition of Sunday Scratchups: Your weekly recipe from scratch around ingredients that are either on sale or generally affordable.

The chipotles in adobo here just add enough smoky spice to balance out the blander ground turkey, but your chili doesn’t end up overly spicy. (If you’re very sensitive to spice, though, just use 2-3 chipotle peppers rather than the four I used here.)

Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, then add onion, garlic, chili powder, oregano, and cumin. Saute for about five minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened. Add turkey, chipotles, and adobo sauce and continue to cook over medium-high heat, breaking up the turkey as you go, until turkey is cooked through.

* Note: I used one can of crushed tomatoes and one can of diced; for a more soupy chili you could instead use one can of diced tomatoes and one can of sauce. I also used my little Ninja food chopper to chop the onions, garlic, and chipotles (separately) — it’s quicker and much less messy than trying to chop the peppers by hand.

That’s a 45 minute pot of chili

How easy is that? The chipotles alone do half the work of spicing up the chili for you here — I swear, they’re a miracle ingredient sometimes. I just topped mine with some shredded cheese and chopped green onion, but you could also do sour cream, avocado, crushed tortilla chips, or other chili toppings of choice. Easy chipotle turkey chili is naturally gluten free, and any leftover chili is great on baked potatoes, nachos, and more.

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Chipotle Turkey Chili

This easy Chipotle Turkey Chili hits the spot, and is so full of flavor that even dh (the avowed ground turkey hater) said he couldn't tell it wasn't beef!

Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, then add onion, garlic, chili powder, oregano, and cumin. Saute for about five minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened. Add turkey, chipotles, and adobo sauce and continue to cook over medium-high heat, breaking up the turkey as you go, until turkey is cooked through.

I used one can of crushed tomatoes and one can of diced; for a more soupy chili you could instead use one can of diced tomatoes and one can of sauce. I also used my little Ninja food chopper to chop the onions, garlic, and chipotles (separately) -- it's quicker and much less messy than trying to chop the peppers by hand. This chili isn't very spicy, but if you are very sensitive to spice try using 2-3 chipotle peppers rather than the four I used here.